USA RibbonThe NomadA Personal Aviation & Travel Site

National Air & Space Museum

Back to NASM Page

Back   Next

Bendix Talos
Surface-to-Air
Missile (RIM-8)

The Talos missile was deployed by the Navy between 1959 and 1979 in both nuclear and conventional versions. The nuclear version carried a two kiloton W30 warhead. These missiles were beam-riders and the target had to be continuously illuminated by radar.

Bendix Talos Missile